50375-001 - Strategies for Financing Social Protection to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals in Developing Member Countries: Technical Assistance

The lack of strategic action plans which reviews viable and sustainable sources of financing for social protection programs to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in DMCs has impeded the prioritization and expansion of social protection programs to reach the vulnerable and often very poor population groups. In view of this, the TA primarily intends to (i) identify scope for the sustainable financing of additional spending on social protection; and (ii) build the capacity of selected DMCs in creating strategic plan to finance social protection programs to achieve SDGs targets on social protection, including contributing to policy and programs development of social protection in DMCs; and (iii) identify potential investment opportunities and sources of funding that they can tap. In addition, the TA will generate a body of knowledge that will be of wide interest to policymakers, program practitioners and researchers on financing social protection in Asia and the Pacific.